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MP-ID: mp-1017128 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6BiC
MP-ID
mp-1017128
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.5960
g/cm³
Volume
338.78
ų
Cell a
4.9084
Å
Cell b
6.2594
Å
Cell c
11.0268
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Amm2
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
16.08 5.5134 42.4 (0,0,2)
16.28 5.4435 100.0 (0,1,1)
18.07 4.9084 31.7 (1,0,0)
24.28 3.6661 31.2 (1,0,2)
24.42 3.6453 95.0 (1,1,1)
28.15 3.1695 30.9 (0,1,3)
28.52 3.1297 11.1 (0,2,0)
32.48 2.7567 15.9 (0,0,4)
32.91 2.7218 30.6 (0,2,2)
33.66 2.6627 40.2 (1,1,3)
33.97 2.6389 13.7 (1,2,0)
36.62 2.4542 28.7 (2,0,0)
37.42 2.4036 43.0 (1,0,4)
37.80 2.3803 83.5 (1,2,2)
40.22 2.2421 9.2 (2,0,2)
40.31 2.2373 23.0 (2,1,1)
43.51 2.0800 11.9 (0,1,5)
43.76 2.0687 6.6 (0,2,4)
44.18 2.0501 11.3 (0,3,1)
46.82 1.9405 16.5 (2,1,3)
47.05 1.9312 5.9 (2,2,0)
47.47 1.9152 13.5 (1,1,5)
47.71 1.9063 11.7 (1,2,4)
48.10 1.8917 13.2 (1,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.57747
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.28551
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.6333
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.2855
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.17
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2465

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0092
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.125
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7356
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1160
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3675
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.346%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4425
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-20.609
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1017128
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6BiC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017128, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Mg6BiC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.90838000
_cell_length_b   6.25939300
_cell_length_c   11.02677300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6BiC
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 Bi2 C2'
_cell_volume   338.78083326
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.50000000  0.24850500  0.41571000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.75149500  0.41571000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.77095700  0.08562900  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.22904300  0.08562900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.32379300  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.33855800  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.74850500  0.91571000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.25149500  0.91571000  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.27095700  0.58562900  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.72904300  0.58562900  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.82379300  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.83855800  1.0
  Bi  Bi12  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.16680500  1.0
  Bi  Bi13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.66680500  1.0
  C  C14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16816200  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66816200  1.0
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